Most Dangerous Man In America – Official Film Site

An extraordinary meeting brought together Edward Snowden, Daniel Ellsberg, Indian author Arundhati Roy, and actor John Cusack in Moscow.

Read an account of the meeting here.

An article and interview on Democracy Now features an unfavorable comparison of Obama with no less a historical figure than Richard Nixon. Click through to get the perspective of James Goodale, the general counsel at The New York Times during the Pentagon Papers crackdown, comparing recent privacy intrusions with the actions of Nixon.

For details, see here.

Dan Ellsberg may have been proven right when he said, “Courage is Contagious.”

According to The Dissenter, “Ellsberg said that Snowden had communicated to him that he had viewed the documentary, The Most Dangerous Man in America, which tells the story of how Ellsberg came to release the Pentagon Papers in 1971 and how President Richard Nixon tried to destroy him. Snowden apparently indicated to Ellsberg that viewing this film hardened his resolve to release NSA documents to the public.”

Read the full article here.

The latest film from Judith Ehrlich focuses on the treatment of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling who was recently sentenced to 42 months in prison on charges of espionage. He was convicted of leaking to NY Times reporter James Risen details of a botched CIA Operation aimed at interrupting Iran’s nuclear weapons program. Sterling denies the charges. For the first time hear his side of the story here.

Watch the full 12 minute documentary at Democracy Now here or via Expose Facts here.

Join Chalkupy in Los Angeles on June 6 for an action highlighting “Stand up for Truth” week.

For details, see here.

The Hackers On Planet Earth (HOPE X) event which took place in New York City on July 18, 19, and 20, 2014 will feature Daniel Ellsberg giving a keynote presentation as well as a conversation with Edward Snowden in which Snowden praised “The Most Dangerous Man” film as an inspiration to take his historic whistle blowing action.

Click here for more details.

A new advertising campaign around Washington, D. C. created by Expose Facts features provocative commentary from Daniel Ellsberg that encourages would-be whistleblowers to “tell the truth with documents that reveal lies or crimes” before a new war starts.

Read the full article here.

Click through to see a video of “Democracy Now” host, Amy Goodman, discussing her mother’s lifelong interest in social justice and “The Most Dangerous Man” film.

POV, the long-running PBS documentary series, and The New York Times Co. have formed a partnership to present a series of online-only documentaries.

POV and the New York Times first collaborated on a forum filmed at the NY times auditorium and broadcast on POV in 2011 with “The Most Dangerous Man in America…”

Read more here.

A New York audience devoted nearly two hours yesterday evening to a riveting Intelligence Squared debate about Edward Snowden and the surveillance regime that his disclosures revealed.

Click through to find out what the audience thought before and after hearing the facts from Daniel Ellsberg and others.